The current contract for the provision of agency workers comes to an end on 30 September 2017.  To minimise risks to the delivery of Council services, a new agency worker contract must be in place from 1 October 2017.  The decision is to award a new agency worker contract utilising a Framework Agreement called the ‘Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation Framework for HR Services and Solutions – Lot 1’.  The contract to be offered to Pertemps Network Group as a Direct Award.  The contract seeks no deterioration to the current service provision.

Purchasing from a Framework will give flexibility while the Council looks at their longer term requirements for agency workers.